Association between clinical parameters and the presence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis in patients with progressive periodontal lesions
Author(s) -
Mia Rakić,
Ksenija Zelić,
Dušan Pavlica,
Milos HadziMihajlovic,
Jelena Milašin,
Biljana Miličić,
Nebojsa Nikolic,
Novak Stamatovic,
Smiljana Matic,
Zoran Aleksić,
Saša Janković
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1011898r
Subject(s) - aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , medicine , porphyromonas gingivalis , statistical significance , clinical significance , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , clinical attachment loss , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , bleeding on probing , gastroenterology
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of periodontal tissues with consequential is bone loss as a result of host immunological reactions caused by periopathogens. The aim of the study was to investigate if there is a correlation between clinical parameters and the presence of two most aggressive periopathogens (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans--Aa and Porphyromonas gingivalis--Pg) in patients with progressive periodontal lesions.
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